Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Impossible to resist.
- adjective Having an overpowering appeal.
- adjective Usage Problem Inevitable or inexorable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not resistible; incapable of being successfully resisted or opposed; superior to resistance or repulsion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not able to be
resisted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective overpoweringly attractive
- adjective impossible to resist; overpowering
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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The rattling of this lure and its swimming action make in irresistible to trout.
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Mr. Shindo's film appeals on many levels, but what makes it irresistible is its exquisite melding of stark black-and-white cinematography and intensely evocative sound design, in which the continually rustling vegetation is virtually an additional character.
Haunting Films From Japan David Mermelstein 2010
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TV on the Radio represent everything that is good and right about the Brooklyn indie scene from which they emerged -- they are restlessly experimental but grounded in irresistible melodies.
July 2007 2007
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